Bay City considers expanding downtown and Midland Street sidewalk cafe service hours until 12 a.m.
Updated May 19, 2021;
Posted May 18, 2021
The City of Bay City launched its “Feet on the Street” program in 2020 to give area restaurants a boost after being shuttered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program allows for businesses to expand outdoor seating into selected streets. Caitlyn French | MLive.com
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BAY CITY, MI - Nights on the town in Bay City could last a bit longer thanks to a proposal that is being considered by the city commission.
The Bay City Commission will be voting in June on whether or not to the put the final stamp of approval on an ordinance amendment that would extend the timeframe for when bars and restaurants with sidewalk cafes, or outdoor dining and seating areas that extend into closed roadways, will be able to serve patrons Businesses with sidewalk cafes would be able to keep serving until midnight while being required to clear out their
‘I think there should be regulations,’ says Bay City woman displaced by Airbnb rental
Updated May 13, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
1315 Randolph St. in Saginaw, site of an unofficial short-term rental where a fatal shooting occurred on May 3, 2021.
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BAY CITY, MI One Bay City resident who said she was displaced from her apartment of about four years so it could be converted into an Airbnb is Nichole Bartel. Before she moved out, she shared common areas with Airbnb users who were renting other units in her building. Initially, that didn’t bother her.
Then Bartel briefly left a crate of vinyl records outside her unit, only to have it disappear. She knocked on the door of an Airbnb rental and found those inside had taken the crate.
Bay City modifies agreements with United Bridge Partners to focus on leasing Independence and Liberty bridges
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Fishermen near the Independence Bridge on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Bay City approved changes to the agreement with UBP for the Independence and Liberty Bridges on Monday, April 19.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com
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BAY CITY, MI - The Bay City Commission approved two modifications to its agreements with the private company that is preparing to take over and implement tolls on the Liberty and Independence bridges.
Commissioners unanimously approved amendments to both the Acquisition and Development Agreement (ADA) and the Operations and Maintenance Agreement (O&M) with United Bridge Partners (UBP) and its subsidiary Bay City Bridge Partners (BCBP) during a virtual meeting on Monday, April 19. The amendments come as the city and UBP has moved towards a lease-based situation regarding the Liberty and Independence Bridges as opposed to
Bay City approves agreement for Princess Wenonah and Islander boats to moor at Wenonah Park
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A view of the Princess Wenonah as it briefly docked in 2016, in downtown Bay City. The Bay City Commission approved an agreement during a virtual meeting on Monday, April 19, 2021 that would allow Bay City Boat Lines to moor its two vessels, the Princess Wenonah and the Islander, at Wenonah Park in front of the DoubleTree Hotel at One Wenonah Park Place.
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BAY CITY, MI - Two iconic Bay City vessels will call the downtown riverfront home once again.
Bay City extends state of emergency to allow virtual meetings through June 30
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BAY CITY, MI The Bay City Commission approved an action during its last meeting that will allow virtual city meetings to continue into the summer months.
During the Monday, April 4 regular meeting, the commission unanimously approved a resolution that extended a recently issued local state of emergency until June 30.
Bay City Mayor Kathleen Newsham previously declared the local state of emergency for the city on Wednesday, March 31, to allow the city to have virtual meetings without violating the Open Meetings Act. The original declaration was made by Newsham as PA 254 of 2020 expired on April 1, which specifically addressed the use of virtual meetings and the Open Meetings Act.